diff --git a/openapi_core/schema/schemas/models.py b/openapi_core/schema/schemas/models.py
index b4190e1..c7bb63d 100644
--- a/openapi_core/schema/schemas/models.py
+++ b/openapi_core/schema/schemas/models.py
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@ import re
 
 from jsonschema.exceptions import ValidationError
 
-from openapi_core.schema.schemas._format import oas30_format_checker
+from openapi_core.schema_validator import OAS30Validator
+from openapi_core.schema_validator import oas30_format_checker
 from openapi_core.schema.schemas.enums import SchemaType
 from openapi_core.schema.schemas.exceptions import InvalidSchemaValue
 from openapi_core.schema.schemas.types import NoValue
-from openapi_core.schema.schemas.validators import OAS30Validator
 from openapi_core.unmarshalling.schemas.exceptions import (
     UnmarshalValueError,
 )
diff --git a/openapi_core/schema_validator/__init__.py b/openapi_core/schema_validator/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a86664a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openapi_core/schema_validator/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+from openapi_core.schema_validator._format import oas30_format_checker
+from openapi_core.schema_validator.validators import OAS30Validator
+
+__all__ = ['OAS30Validator', 'oas30_format_checker']
diff --git a/openapi_core/schema/schemas/_format.py b/openapi_core/schema_validator/_format.py
similarity index 100%
rename from openapi_core/schema/schemas/_format.py
rename to openapi_core/schema_validator/_format.py
diff --git a/openapi_core/schema/schemas/_types.py b/openapi_core/schema_validator/_types.py
similarity index 100%
rename from openapi_core/schema/schemas/_types.py
rename to openapi_core/schema_validator/_types.py
diff --git a/openapi_core/schema/schemas/_validators.py b/openapi_core/schema_validator/_validators.py
similarity index 100%
rename from openapi_core/schema/schemas/_validators.py
rename to openapi_core/schema_validator/_validators.py
diff --git a/openapi_core/schema/schemas/validators.py b/openapi_core/schema_validator/validators.py
similarity index 94%
rename from openapi_core/schema/schemas/validators.py
rename to openapi_core/schema_validator/validators.py
index eabe4d4..14f0402 100644
--- a/openapi_core/schema/schemas/validators.py
+++ b/openapi_core/schema_validator/validators.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 from jsonschema import _legacy_validators, _utils, _validators
 from jsonschema.validators import create
 
-from openapi_core.schema.schemas import _types as oas_types
-from openapi_core.schema.schemas import _validators as oas_validators
+from openapi_core.schema_validator import _types as oas_types
+from openapi_core.schema_validator import _validators as oas_validators
 
 
 BaseOAS30Validator = create(
diff --git a/tests/unit/schema/test_schemas.py b/tests/unit/schema/test_schemas.py
index e09c788..bf307d4 100644
--- a/tests/unit/schema/test_schemas.py
+++ b/tests/unit/schema/test_schemas.py
@@ -621,11 +621,11 @@ class TestSchemaValidate(object):
         u('2018-01-02T23:59:59Z'),
     ])
     @mock.patch(
-        'openapi_core.schema.schemas._format.'
+        'openapi_core.schema_validator._format.'
         'DATETIME_HAS_STRICT_RFC3339', True
     )
     @mock.patch(
-        'openapi_core.schema.schemas._format.'
+        'openapi_core.schema_validator._format.'
         'DATETIME_HAS_ISODATE', False
     )
     def test_string_format_datetime_strict_rfc3339(self, value):
@@ -640,11 +640,11 @@ class TestSchemaValidate(object):
         u('2018-01-02T23:59:59Z'),
     ])
     @mock.patch(
-        'openapi_core.schema.schemas._format.'
+        'openapi_core.schema_validator._format.'
         'DATETIME_HAS_STRICT_RFC3339', False
     )
     @mock.patch(
-        'openapi_core.schema.schemas._format.'
+        'openapi_core.schema_validator._format.'
         'DATETIME_HAS_ISODATE', True
     )
     def test_string_format_datetime_isodate(self, value):